1994 Cannes Film Festival
Official poster of the 47th Cannes Film Festival, adapted from an original drawing by Federico Fellini.[1]
Opening filmThe Hudsucker Proxy
Closing filmSerial Mom
LocationCannes, France
Founded1946
AwardsPalme d'Or (Pulp Fiction)[2]
Hosted byJeanne Moreau
No. of films23 (En Competition)[3]
21 (Un Certain Regard)
11 (Out of Competition)
8 (Short Film)
Festival date12 May 1994 (1994-05-12) – 23 May 1994 (1994-05-23)
Websitefestival-cannes.com/en
Cannes Film Festival

The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino.[4][5][6][7]

The festival opened with The Hudsucker Proxy, directed by Joel Coen[8] and closed with Serial Mom, directed by John Waters.[9][10] Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies.[4]

Juries

Clint Eastwood, Jury President

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Official Selection:[11]

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1994 Caméra d'Or:

Official selection

In competition - Feature film

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[3] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

English title Original title Director(s) Production
Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs Kurochka Ryaba Andrei Konchalovsky Russia
Barnabo of the Mountains Barnabo delle montagne Mario Brenta Italy
The Browning Version Mike Figgis United Kingdom
Burnt by the Sun Utomlyonnye solntsem Nikita Mikhalkov Russia, France
A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代 / Du li shi dai Edward Yang Taiwan
Dead Tired Grosse Fatigue Michel Blanc France
Dear Diary Caro diario Nanni Moretti Italy, France
Exotica Atom Egoyan Canada
The Hudsucker Proxy Joel Coen United States, United Kingdom
To Live Huozhe Zhang Yimou China
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Rudolph United States
My Own Swaham Shaji N. Karun India
The Patriots Les patriotes Éric Rochant France
Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino United States
A Pure Formality Una pura formalità Giuseppe Tornatore Italy, France
Queen Margot La Reine Margot Patrice Chéreau France
The Queen of the Night La reina de la noche Arturo Ripstein Mexico
Rice People Neak sre Rithy Panh Cambodia
Three Colours: Red Trois couleurs: Rouge Krzysztof Kieślowski France, Poland, Switzerland
Through the Olive Trees Zire darakhatan zeyton Abbas Kiarostami Iran
An Unforgettable Summer Un été inoubliable Lucian Pintilie Romania, France
The Violin Player Le joueur de violon Charles Van Damme France, Belgium
The Whores Le buttane Aurelio Grimaldi Italy

Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:[3]

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3]

Short film competition

The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:[3]

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 33rd International Critics' Week (33e Semaine de la Critique):[14]

Feature film competition

Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 1994 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[15]

Short films

Awards

Quentin Tarantino, 1994 Palme d'Or winner

Official awards

The following films and people received the 1994 Official selection awards:[2][18]

Golden Camera

Short films

Independent awards

FIPRESCI Prizes[19]

Commission Supérieure Technique

Ecumenical Jury

Award of the Youth[22]

Awards in the frame of International Critics' Week[22]

References

  1. ^ "Posters 1994". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Awards 1994: All Awards". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Official Selection 1994: All the Selection". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b "47ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cannes' conclusion gives Eastwood a break, American filmmakers accolades". Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ^ Turan, Kenneth (24 May 1994). "Surprise Pick: 'Pulp Fiction' : Cannes report: Quentin Tarantino's film is the third movie about the underbelly of American life to win the Palme d'Or in the last six years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. ^ Maslin, Janet (23 September 1994). "Film Festival Review: Pulp Fiction- Quentin Tarantino's Wild Ride On Life's Dangerous Road". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Great Cannes Openers". empireonline.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Fewer American films in Cannes competition". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-29. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. ^ Maslin, Janet (24 May 1994). "A Dark Comedy Wins at Cannes". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  11. ^ "All Juries 1994". festival-cannes.fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  12. ^ "The Model". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "The Model". Jonathan Brough. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. ^ "33e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1994". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Quinzaine 1994". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Anurag Kashyap: 'The perception of India cinema is changing'". Digital Spy. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Shekhar Kapur, exclusive interview". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  18. ^ "1994 - Le Jury, Les Prix". cannes-fest.com (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  19. ^ "FIPRESCI Awards 1994". fipresci.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Jury Œcuménique 1994". cannes.juryoecumenique.org. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Cannes Film Festival Awards 1994". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

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